It’s look may not strike the most dramatic pose in the hidden shower area of your home, but with the proper set of a long, slender hose, showerhead, and temperature levers, a shower becomes a place of repose. This week we take a look at the variety of shower sets that can provide the added bonus of a “hand shower” that include the modern, the traditional, and even vintage-inspired fittings to match your bathroom décor.

Go European With a Hand Shower Set In Your Bathroom Space Adding Style to Your Ultimate Bathing Experience

1. IQ Complete Personal
MANUFACTURER: JADO
PRICE: $577- 692
Dimensions: 35.5″ adjustable bar

You want the sleek and minimal look but with powerful water pressure? We have your answer: The IQ Complete Personal Hand Shower Set by JADO won’t overdo it aesthetically, but still offers a 2.5gpm flow rate. Using a metal hose and wall elbow, it is clearly highly functional piece of bathing machinery, with sensitive flow restriction to boot.

2. TS970HC Guinevere
MANUFACTURER: TOTO
PRICE: $429
Dimensions: n/a

Clean like the IQ Personal but with a touch of elegance, the Guinevere design Suite comes alone or as part of a package deal. Perfectly complementing the other fittings within the TOTO Collection, the ceramic disk valve cartridge for no dripping makes the polished chrome, polished brass, or brushed nickel finish of the Guinevere even better. Additionally, it comes with a lifetime limited warranty for residential use and a one-year warranty for commercial use.

3. Wyndham Hotel-Style Thermostatic
MANUFACTURER: Nottingham Brass
PRICE: $801 – 1,189
Dimensions: 36″- 41″L x 8″Dia. (showerhead)

Using solid brass construction from the Nottingham Brass variety of shower and bath fittings, the Windham Hotel-Style Thermostatic Tub and Shower Set comes in four finishes (Brushed Nickel is shown). To prove its more technical than its appearance may suggest, the 8″diameter showerhead uses backflow prevention and thermostatic technology to keep the shower temperature and pressure regulated.

4. Hampstead
MANUFACTURER: Kallista
PRICE: $4,034- 6,050
Dimensions: 43.25″H x 17.5″D x 0.75″ Dia.

White or black porcelain lever handles accentuate the Hampstead Shower Set by Kallista with the most refined character of this week’s round-up. Leaning traditional, the solid brass construction in one of four finishes offers the most luxury possible to ensure a relaxing shower or bath.

5. Conrad Contemporary Thermostatic
MANUFACTURER: Whittington Collection
PRICE: $610- 708
Dimensions: 47.25″ H x 7.75″ showerhead

With a massive 7.75″ square showerhead and detachable hand sprayer, the Conrad Contemporary Thermostatic Shower and Tub Set by the Whittington Collection features thermostatic technology. It comes in a variety of finishes that strive for longevity alongside its solid brass controls/handles and showerhead.

6. Rainshower Rustic
MANUFACTURER: Grohe
PRICE: $390- 505
Dimensions: 24″ adjustable bar

Four spray patterns help to define the Grohe DreamSpray® Technology of their Rainshower Rustic Set with Hand Shower. Opt between the chrome, sterling infinity, infinity brushed nickel, or oil rubbed bronze finishes to add your own customized touch to the innovative SpeedClean® Anti-Lime System.

7. COMBI-1
DESIGNER: Arne Jacobsen
MANUFACTURER: Vola
PRICE: Available upon request
Dimensions: 1.75″dia. showerhead

Exhibited in the New York Museum of Modern Art, the COMBI-1 faucet design by Arne Jacobsen for Vola has received international recognition for its ultra chic efficiency. Choose between a one-handle or two-handle built-in hand shower mixer – with optional showerhead above – added to colorful tiles or a clean white to create your masterpiece shower.

8. Young Sliding
MANUFACTURER: Hastings
PRICE: $705
Dimensions: 58″L

Without knowing the inspiration for naming it “Young Sliding”, I’d like to think the massive ‘Y’ shape that the handshower and bar form have something to do with making us think about how young we are each day. Regardless, the 1/2″ male NPT fitting with 58″ long hose looks sharp with or without the thermostatic shower set (sold separately).

9. HG Sideway Showerpanel
MANUFACTURER: Hansgrohe
PRICE: $1,188- 2,161
Dimensions: 60″L x 11″W x 10″D

Five unique bodyspray options set apart the HG SideWay Showerpanel from its competition. This anodized satin chrome column uses thermostatic mixing to control the flow and temperature and comes with volume control for both the hand shower too – at the end of its 80″ techniflex hose.

10. Euphoria Dual Spray
MANUFACTURER: Grohe
PRICE: $146
Dimensions: 27″H x 3″W x 6″D

Inspired by modern European shower standards, this Euphoria Dual Spray hand shower set has a handheld fixture with a nice, large showerhead made from high quality brass. Simple yet elegant, the ceiling mounted rain shower head, concealed mixer and hand shower rail set spray in two patterns for a streamlined approach to showering.

Hope you enjoyed our roundup of the Top Ten: Versatile Hand Shower Sets!

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